COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN AND POST-MODERN TRADITION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEL 7019 MODERN AND POST-MODERN TRADITION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR REŞAT LEVENT AYSEVER

Offered to

PHILOSOPHY, NON-THESIS (Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of the course is comparing and discussing main thoughts behind the modern and postmodern philosophies and evaluating that thoughts on the basis of some of the main modern and postmodern philosophical texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course the students will be able to grasp main thoughts behind the modern and postmodern philosophies.
2   to discuss main thoughts behind the modern and postmodern philosophies.
3   to evaluate main thoughts behind the modern and postmodern philosophies.
4   to demonstrate the problems which he/she catches in that main thoughts.
5   to describe the problems which he/she catches in that main thoughts.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The invention of modern world
2 The invention of modern world
3 The invention of modern world
4 The triumph of reason
5 The triumph of reason
6 The triumph of reason
7 The triumph of reason
8 Midterm
9 Postmodern thought
10 Postmodern thought
11 Postmodern thought
12 Discussion
13 Discussion
14 Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

- Stuart Sim, POSTMODERN DÜŞÜNCENIN ELEŞTIREL SÖZLÜĞÜ, Ankara: Ebabil, 2006.
- Jacqueline Russ ve diğerleri, MODERN DÜNYANIN YARATILMASI, Istanbul: Iletişim, 2012.
- Jacqueline Russ ve diğerleri, AKLIN ZAFERI, Istanbul: Iletişim: 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

See "Assessment Methods" and "ECTS Table"

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1-3 will be evaluated by his/her presentation
LO 4-5 will be evaluated by the assignment of the student and by the questions that will be asked in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. %70 attendance is required.
2. The participation in presentation activity will be considered in grading.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 301 79 17
levent.aysever@deu.edu.tr
http://www.leventaysever.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 8 3 24
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 10 130
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 40 40
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 240

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.15455
LO.24454554
LO.3455545554
LO.4455555
LO.54555445